The power of partnerships
Through trust-based community investments and partnerships with organizations that share our commitment to ensuring all Massachusetts residents have the opportunity and access to lead healthy lives, we are stronger together.
Our community in action:
We’re proud to highlight these key community partners and programs:
Food For Free
Our Healthy Living Grant supports Food For Free’s critical work to fill the gaps in Massachusetts’ emergency food system by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste and creating new distribution channels to ensure families in need have access to fresh produce.
Legendary Legacies
Our Racial Equity & Justice Grant supports Legendary Legacies, an innovative youth development program that provides young men of color in Worchester, who’ve been incarcerated or are gang affiliated, with mentorship, case management, and direct support from culturally competent professionals.
Virtual fitness classes
As a sponsor of the Boston Parks Fitness Series, Recreation Worcester, and The Esplanade’s Summer Fitness Series, we helped launch virtual fitness classes to engage residents of all ages and fitness levels in a variety of free and safe health and wellness classes.
Expanding our reach by funding new opportunities.
Sponsorship requests
Sponsorship requests are accepted year-round through our online community investment portal. Priority is given to organizations whose mission and program focus aligns with our health justice focus. All requests will be considered on a bi-weekly basis by the Corporate Contributions Committee, which is comprised of leaders from diverse business areas in the company.
To allow enough time for review, we request all proposals be submitted at least 45 days prior to your event. You’ll receive an email response within four weeks of submission and you can also check the status through your online profile. Written, faxed, or emailed requests aren't accepted.
Accelerator grants
Launched in 2017, our Accelerator Grants fund innovative programs and initiatives aligned with our Healthy Living focus by addressing the inter-connectedness of healthy eating, active lifestyles, and positive environments.
While our commitment to Healthy Living is unwavering, the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fight for racial justice have emphasized the deep racial and ethnic disparities that exist in health care. We’ve reallocated our 2020-2021 grant funding to support pandemic recovery efforts across the state for not-for-profits serving the needs of our communities’ most vulnerable populations, as well as BIPOC-led not-for-profit organizations addressing racial injustice.
Going forward, our Accelerator Grant Program will seek to fund programs and initiatives that align with our Health Justice focus. We’ll be relaunching our Accelerator Grants in Q4 2021. Watch for more information on grant guidelines and how to apply.
Meeting the needs of communities and measuring our progress
As a not-for-profit institution, Blue Cross is a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) that has a critical role in delivering health care in communities across the Commonwealth. HMOs also provide additional benefits focused on meeting these communities’ health and social needs. The report we submit to the Massachusetts Attorney General outlines how we assess the needs of our communities, meet fiduciary obligation, design targeted programs, and measure our success.
View Our Community Benefits Report
If you’re interested in learning more about our community investments and partnerships or would like to be added to our email list to receive updates on upcoming grant opportunities, please contact:
Yvonne Tang
Director, Corporate Citizenship
[email protected]
Caeli Richter
Manager, Corporate Citizenship
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